unit39

Exercises

Unit 39

Put the verb into the correct form.

1    If I .....k.H&w..... (know) his number, I would phone him.

2    I.....węw.(^)..h...buLj..... (not / buy) that coat if I were you.

3    I........................................................................ (help) you if I could, but Pm afraid I can’t.

4    We would need a car if we........................................................................ (live) in the country.

5    If we had the choice, we ........................................................................ (live) in the country.

6    This soup isn’t very good. It........................................................................ (taste) better if it wasn’t so salty.

7    I wouldn’t mind living in England if the weather........................................................................(be) better.

8    If I were you, 1 ........................................................................ (not / wait). 1........................................................................(go) now.

9    You’re always tired. If you ........................................................................ (not / go) to bed so late every night, you

wouldn’t be tired all the time.

10 I think there are too many cars. If there........................................................................ (not / be) so many cars,

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there........................................................................ (not / be) so much pollution.

Write a sentence with if ... for each situation.

We don’t see you very often because you live so far away.

.....

2    This book is too expensive, so I’m not going to buy it.

Pd........................................................................................................................if............................................

3    We don’t go out very often - we can’t afford it.

We..........................................................................................................................................................................

4    I can’t meet you tomorrow - I have to work late.

If...............................................................................................................................................................................

5    lt’s raining, so we can’t have lunch outside.

We..........................................................................................................................................................................

6    I don’t want his advice, and that’s why Pm not going to ask for it.

If...............................................................................................................................................................................

39.3 Write sentences beginning I wish ... .

1 I don’t know many people (and Pm lonely).......L......L....,TXlP.r.ę-...h^.-.

2    I don’t have a mobile phone (and I need one). I wish ...........................................................

3    Helen isn’t here (and I need to see her)................................................................................................

4    It’s cold (and I hate cold weather)..............................................................................................................

5    I live in a big city (and I don’t like it).....................................................................................................

6    I can’t go to the party (and Pd like to)..................................................................................................

7    I have to work tomorrow (but Pd like to stay in bed).

8 I don’t know anything about cars (and my car has just broken down).

9 Pm not feeling well (and it’s not nice).

39.4 Write your own sentences beginning I wish ... .

1    (somewhere you’d like to be now - on the beach, in New York, in bed etc.)

I wish I.....................................................................................................................................................................................

2    (something you’d like to have - a Computer, a job, lots of money etc.)

3 (something you’d like to be able to do - sing, speak a language, fly etc.)

4 (something you’d like to be - beautiful, strong, rich etc.)

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Additional exereises 19-21 (pages 313-14)